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FDA recalls · F-0123-2018

San Gennaro Foods, Inc recall

  • FoodSundried Tomato Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10202-2 Sundried Tomato Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve, 12/16 oz packages, UPC# 0-37842-04156-4 Sundried Tomato Polenta, Zerto brand, Pre-cooked ready to heat & serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 0-71270-35073-7 Sun Dried Tomato Organic Polenta, Italissima brand, Ready to heat and serve, 12/16 oz packages, UPC# 7-78518-00762-9 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Corn Meal, Organic Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Organic Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
  • ReasonDate coding ink was being printed directly on the food contact surface of packaging, allowing the ink to be in direct contact with the product. The ink is not approved for food use.
  • ClassClass III: the food is unlikely to cause health problems
  • StatusClosed by FDA, ended 2018-05-18
  • DatesFirm started it 2017-10-13. In FDA's enforcement report 2017-11-15.
  • Sold inCA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.
  • AmountAncient Harvest=3580 cases; Frieda's=559; Zerto=123; Italissima=80
  • CodesAncient Harvest code: 070218 Frieda's codes: 011018, 030518, 053118. Zerto code: MAY032018. Italissima codes: 17DE25, 18MR22, 18JN20.
  • FirmSan Gennaro Foods, Inc, Kent, WA · Voluntary: Firm initiated

Products we list

These products carry a barcode printed in the recall.

From FDA's enforcement report, via openFDA (CC0): raw data for this recall. FDA's own Enforcement Report search finds it by its number, F-0123-2018. Class meanings: FDA.